Update 9:45 p.m. More than 5,000 customers in South Berkeley and North Oakland have been affected by the power outage on Saturday night. The outage started at 9:12 p.m. According to PG&E, there is no estimated time for restoration of power. The cause of the outage is not yet known.

Original story Numerous Berkeleyside readers are reporting a power outage across parts of South Berkeley.

Some tweets from the Elmwood suggested that there were brownouts. Viewers of Hidden Figures at the Elmwood Theatre said the movie had been turned off. The Julia Morgan Playhouse on College Avenue was plunged into darkness on the opening night of Billy Elliot, according to Berkeleyside’s Emilie Raguso. Theatergoers had just returned from intermission and the lights went out mid-scene, around 9:10 p.m.

Opening night and power is out for amazing Billy Elliot show at the Julia Morgan Center … just after intermission. Holding tight !!

Berkeleyside has contacted PG&E and is waiting for further information.

PG&E’s outage map at 9:28 p.m. showed a very localized series of problems around the Elmwood districtAt 9:45 p.m., PG&E’s outage map was showing over 5,000 customers affected in an area stretching from the south campus neighborhood into North Oakland